Apricorn VEL-SOLO-ME User manual

Compatible with 2.5” SATA III
SSD (& HDD)
Backwards compatible with
SATA II SSDs
Uses a single PCIe 2.0 x1
slot
Ideal for use as a boot
disk or scratch disk
Supports
MacPro 4,1 (2009)
MacPro 5,1 (2010)
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Mac Pro SSD
Upgrade Kit
Looking to take your Mac Pro to the next level?
The Velocity Solo is the easiest way to add the speed
of Solid State and SATA III to your Mac Pro
Ever wanted to take advantage of the speed of an SSD in your
Mac Pro? Easy to install, the Velocity Solo is an industry standard
PCIe 2.0 card designed to add a 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD)
via a super fast SATA III connection. With data transfer rates of
6Gbs, SATA III is twice as fast as SATA II and takes full advantage
of the latest SSD. The Velocity Solo uses a Marvell SATA 6G AHCI
Raid controller, delivering speeds up to 400MB/s Read and
220MB/s Write.* The Solo also provides an additional SATA III data
connection that can be used to connect to another SSD or HDD
to provide unparalleled capacity and performance.
Simple to Install
Simply connect your Solid State Drive to the Velocity Solo SATA III
connector and slide into an available PCIe slot in your Mac Pro.
Onceinstalled,useApple’sbuilt-inDiskUtilitytotransferyourOSand
applications to the new SSD. Once complete, simply update the
Startup disk preferences, restart your system and your Mac Pro will
start from your new SSD. For additional capacity use the auxiliary
SATAIIIconnectorforasuperfastconnectiontoanadditionalhard
drive or solid state drive.
PCIe
2.0
Ultra-fast
Connection

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Features
Compatible with 2.5” SATA III SSD (& HDD)
Uses a single PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (Also compatible with PCIe 1.0)
Backwards compatible with SATA II and SATA I SSDs
Ideal for use as a boot disk or scratch disk
Simply connect your Solid State Drive to the Velocity Solo
SATA III connector and slide into an available PCIe slot in
your Mac Pro. Once installed, use Apple’s built-in Disk Utility
to transfer your OS and applications to the new SSD.
TRIM Compatible and can access capacities in excess of
2.2TB (if the Operating System supports TRIM)
Supports MacPro 4,1 (2009) and 5,1 (2010)
Target applications:
 •ScratchDisksforDesignApplications
 •Highresolutionimageeditingandmanipulation
 •Photoeditingandretouching
 •Videoeditingandpostprocessing
 •Gaming
Specications
Box Contents Velocity Solo
Quick Start Manual
Read / Write Speeds Up to 400MB read / 220MB write
Interface SATA III (SATA II backwards
compatible)
Dimensions 5.25 x 4.75 x 0.67 in
13.2 x 11.9 x 17 mm
Warranty 1 year limited / 30 day money
back guarantee
System Requirements Mac Pro system dated after 2008
PCIe 2.0 X1slot (PCIe 1.0 X1 slot)
Options Available
May be bundled with an SSD
Ordering info
Ordering Information Apricorn Part Number:
VEL-SOLO-ME
Connecting your SSD to the
Velocity Solo Card
Slide your SSD
onto the SATA
connector on the
Velocity Solo Card.
Use mounting
screws to secure
the drive in place.
SATA connector
PCIe Gen1/Gen2 (x1, x2, x4or x8slot)
Figure 1. Installing the Velocity Solo
on PCIe Gen 1 / Gen 2 slot